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A first-hand account of Occupy Wall Street violence

My name is Kelly Schomburg, I’m the girl with the red hair in these pictures. I was protesting at the Occupy Wall Street march yesterday when I and several other women were sprayed with mace and subsequently arrested. Many have already seen the video, which has been spreading like wildfire over twitter, Facebook, tumblr, and other video feeds, along with hundreds of other photos and videos. This is my recount of what happened.

I started off the march at noon with all the others, and we marched from Liberty Plaza all the way to Union Square. We were blocked off by policemen at times, but the majority of us sought to avoid any conflict and keep moving. We took up the sidewalks and the streets. We chanted. We were heard.

10 comments for “A first-hand account of Occupy Wall Street violence”

If the G20 summit in Toronto is any indication, this story will be added to a list of stories and nothing will come of it. It’s disgusting.

konkonsn

September 27, 2011 at 5:20 pm

I’m kind of…heartened? I mean, it’s terrible what happened, but someone is feeling threatened by these protests. Yay? Or maybe that’s a bad thing…maybe they’re just stamping out the little fires before they get too hot.

Wall Street with the help of republican­s (and some democrats) have sucked this country dry with their shameless greed. After being bailed out by taxpayers they pay themselves lavish salaries and obscene bonuses and then complain bitterly if asked to contribute to the country.